Registration is now open! National Blindness Professionals Certification Board presents: Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation and Education For the Blind 21st ANNUAL REHABILITATION AND ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY CONFERENCE New Orleans Marriot 555 Canal Street New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130 Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 8:30 am - 7:30 pm CDT Come and join us! Once again, this year's conference will be action packed with a variety of new speakers, topics, and hands-on events. **For the first time ever, an in-person option and virtual streaming option is available. In-person attendees will have access to the entire conference including general session, breakout sessions, and NBPCB Awards Reception. Virtual streaming attendees will have access to the general session. Separate CEU's will be distributed for general session and breakout session attendees. Covid Policy : All participants are required to produce a negative Covid test upon arrival. Covid tests will be available on site, provided by the National Federation of the Blind, but wait times may be long. In addition, masks will be required during the conference. Presentations and breakouts including: * Hear from employed blind adults about the impact that Structured Discovery education had on their independence and employment. * Learn new strategies that you can implement in your classroom or teaching environment. * See how to cater your teaching for students with secondary disabilities. * Learn where to find new material and secrets to running a dynamic philosophy discussion. * Share ideas and network in multiple rehabilitation disciplines, including Braille, home management, cane travel, and assistive technology. * Come learn about the new National Certification in Access Technology for the Blind (NCATB) And much more! Schedule: 7:30 - 8:30 am-Registration 8:30 am-Conference Begins 12:00 pm-Lunch 2:00 - 5:00- Interactive Breakout Sessions 5:00 - 7:30 pm-NBPCB Awards Reception Registration Registration Fee includes the NBPCB Awards Reception: Cost: Before June 21 - $100 for in-person attendees; $50 for virtual attendees. After June 21 - $115 for in-person attendees; 65$ for virtual attendees *When completing the registration form, register as professional if you are attending in person and virtual if you are attending virtually. https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=493 Register Here! <https://www.dropbox.com/s/3k35u7wtka7wsfr/2022%20Anual%20Rehab%20Conference %20Agenda.docx?dl=1> Download Agenda Here Visit the National Blindness Professionals Certification Board website to learn more about a career in changing lives: http://www.nbpcb.org http://www.nbpcb.org Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University 600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall PO Box 3158 Ruston LA 71272 Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 ebell at latech.edu http://www.pdrib.com www.pdrib.com ************* "I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." -- Stephen Jay Gould